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$5000 off Standard Range Single, $7500 off Long Range Single, $10,000 off Long Range Dual Polestar 2 MY24 EVs @ Polestar

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$5000 off Standard Range Single, $7500 off Long Range Single, $10,000 off Long Range Dual Polestar 2 MY24 EVs @ Polestar
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ThisIsNotZeus on 09/03/2024 - 11:35 polestar.com (7642 clicks)
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To support Australia’s transition to cleaner transport, and the proposed New Vehicle Efficiency Standards, Polestar is offering savings worth up to $10,000 on orders of Polestar 2, helping more Australians make the transition to cleaner, electric driving. Valid on orders of new Polestar 2 until 30th April 2024¹.

Choose the Polestar 2 that suits you and benefit from the following savings¹:

  1. Standard range Single motor - $5,000 saving
  2. Long range Single motor - $7,500 saving
  3. Long range Dual motor - $10,000 saving
  4. Long range Dual motor with Performance Pack - $10,000 saving

From Drive away price* $ 68,500.51

¹Offers apply to new model year 2024 (which may include 2023 built vehicles) Polestar 2 cars ordered between 07/03/2024 and 30/04/2024, and delivered by 31/05/2024 (unless stock runs out earlier or offer is extended). Government, Rental and all other fleet customers are excluded. Offers can’t be combined with other Polestar campaign incentives, fleet incentives, finance offers or discounts. Savings are inclusive of GST and applied before on road costs are calculated. Offers may be changed at Polestar's discretion.

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  • hopper on 09/03/2024 - 11:39
    +23

    I don't think EV startups can survive without right strategy. Polestar will be first to bankrupt.

    • ThisIsNotZeus on 09/03/2024 - 11:39
      +27

      That was the exact sentiment when Tesla started.

      • hopper on 09/03/2024 - 11:41
        -2

        But as I said, it must have right strategy.

        • ThisIsNotZeus on 09/03/2024 - 11:43
          +17

          Polestar - Volvo - Geely is doing pretty well compare to some others.

            • ThisIsNotZeus on 09/03/2024 - 11:50
              +9

              @plmko: “Volvo Cars will remain a strategic partner in areas across R&D, manufacturing, after sales and commercial.”

              GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – 01 February. Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC (Nasdaq: PSNY), the Swedish electric performance car brand, welcomes Geely Sweden Holding as a potential direct new shareholder. Volvo Cars is evaluating a potential adjustment to its shareholding in Polestar including a distribution of shares to its shareholders, with Geely Sweden Holding being the primary recipient. Volvo Cars will remain a strategic partner in areas across R&D, manufacturing, after sales and commercial.

              Polestar has made significant progress in developing an all-electric model line-up, a global sales and service network and a diversified manufacturing footprint. Polestar announced a strengthened business plan in November 2023 that set a clear path to profitability. With business actions to manage costs, drive higher margins and cashflow, Polestar reduced its expected external funding need to approximately $1.3 billion until targeted cash flow break-even in 2025 and is well advanced on securing the additional external funding required.

              Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO, says: “With our growing line-up of exclusive, performance cars, Polestar is in one of the most promising phases of its development. We have successfully ramped up production and started sales in China, Europe and Australia of Polestar 4 and Polestar 3 is expected to start first customer deliveries this summer. We look forward to continued cooperation with Volvo Cars as well as benefiting from even greater synergies with Geely on future orientated technologies.”

          • Solo777 on 09/03/2024 - 21:43
            +5

            @ThisIsNotZeus: Polestar is doing well??

            Share price down 64% in last year
            They let go of a chunk of staff this year
            Volvo has withdrawn all funds and walked away.

            Sure, doing well…

            • ThisIsNotZeus on 10/03/2024 - 10:23

              @Solo777: Volvo Cars will remain a strategic partner in areas across R&D, manufacturing, after sales and commercial.”

              GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – 01 February. Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC (Nasdaq: PSNY), the Swedish electric performance car brand, welcomes Geely Sweden Holding as a potential direct new shareholder. Volvo Cars is evaluating a potential adjustment to its shareholding in Polestar including a distribution of shares to its shareholders, with Geely Sweden Holding being the primary recipient. Volvo Cars will remain a strategic partner in areas across R&D, manufacturing, after sales and commercial.

              Polestar has made significant progress in developing an all-electric model line-up, a global sales and service network and a diversified manufacturing footprint. Polestar announced a strengthened business plan in November 2023 that set a clear path to profitability. With business actions to manage costs, drive higher margins and cashflow, Polestar reduced its expected external funding need to approximately $1.3 billion until targeted cash flow break-even in 2025 and is well advanced on securing the additional external funding required.

              Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO, says: “With our growing line-up of exclusive, performance cars, Polestar is in one of the most promising phases of its development. We have successfully ramped up production and started sales in China, Europe and Australia of Polestar 4 and Polestar 3 is expected to start first customer deliveries this summer. We look forward to continued cooperation with Volvo Cars as well as benefiting from even greater synergies with Geely on future orientated technologies.”

        • spaceflight on 09/03/2024 - 13:34
          +18

          Like misleading people about 'self driving' that's really just glorified lane keep assist, and allowing people to use it where the car specifically isn't designed to have it used

          Not using LIDAR when it's vastly better than
          Camara based navigation

          Using the public roads to beta test their software.

          Removing basic features like indicator stalks, windscreen wiper stalks and gear shifters

          Putting gear shifters on the roof and other safety related features behind a touchscreen that requires you to take your eyes off the road when driving

          Needing tools to access the emergency door release

          Definitely the right strategy for a car company!

          • FujinShu on 09/03/2024 - 15:58
            +2

            @spaceflight: How is a gear shifter necessary when EVs don’t even need any more than 1-2 gears?

          • dealsucker on 09/03/2024 - 16:47
            +3

            @spaceflight: Your whole post is Reductio ad absurdum. Lets disect it one by one.

            Do you have a lidar on your head to navigate the world? Lidar by itself is not enough, lidar will show you the edges of an object, the camera will still need to figure if it is a cotton candy or a rock that it needs to brake for or avoid.

            How do you suggest they test the software? Where should Apple and Google test their beta software? If not in public, where?

            Have you spoken to people who actually use the product about those so called omissions? Literally takes 5 mins of getting used to.

            The car shifts automatically when you get in it based on what the camera sees. If you dont agree with the choice the car has made, you can simply swipe on the screen. If the screen isnt working, you can use the redundant control.

            No tools are needed to access the emergency release for either the front seats or the rear. The front emergency release is right there! The rear emergency door locks can be accessed via the door pad. Not an ideal location but you dont need tools

            Tesla is the only profitable EV makers in the world, sells the most number of BEV's in the world, is the most profitable car maker on the planet, even more so than the so called german luxury brands, has the highest NPS scores in the industry and outside - an unseen 97%
            https://customergauge.com/benchmarks/blog/tesla-nps-score

            Surely they must be doing something right if not everything. Now go back to "Elon Bad", "Tesla Bad" woke nonsense.

            • triple675 on 10/03/2024 - 11:37
              -2

              @dealsucker: Ferrari are the most profitable car manufacture in the world, but quite a margin

              Also

              Do you have a lidar on your head to navigate the world?

              What makes you think humans are the golden standard in navigation? we are far from flawless, especially for anything a few meters in front of us, or the side of us; or behind us.

              • dealsucker on 10/03/2024 - 12:33

                @triple675: It must be mystery to you that how a bespoke luxury sports car manufacturer is more profitable per car than a mass market EV maker? FYI, Tesla made more profit last year than Ferrari's total revenue last year.

                If we are not, there must be a two legged robot somewhere which walks, runs and dodges and seens better than humans? If there is, are we designing the car for that robot or for humans?

                • triple675 on 13/03/2024 - 16:04
                  -2

                  @dealsucker: And Toyota eclipses Teslas profits, your point of Tesla being the most profitable car maker on the planet is ridiculous on both metrics

                  Why does it have to be humanoid form factor to be correct? LiDAR is better than SLAM, That's just how it is. Just the same as a car is faster than running

                  • dealsucker on 13/03/2024 - 20:10
                    +1

                    @triple675: Toyota's gross profit for 2023 was $61.69bn vs Tesla which was $17.66bn. Toyota sold 11.2mn cars vs Tesla 1.8mn or approximately 10 times the volumes for 3.5 times the profit - who is more profitable?

                    I did not say it has to be a humanoid form factor to be correct - I said if humans drive fine with 2 eyes and a biological neural network, why cant a car with the same tech digitally? As for SLAM vs LIDAR, do we know the exact distance to the car/wall/[insert any object] in front right down to mm to be able to drive or reasonably accurate is enough for the task at hand aka driving? Even then Tesla's SLAM algorithms are pretty good as shown by their high fidelity park assist feature which relies on camera's alone.

                    • May4th on 13/03/2024 - 22:25

                      @dealsucker:

                      Toyota's gross profit for 2023 was $61.69bn vs Tesla which was $17.66bn. Toyota sold 11.2mn cars vs Tesla 1.8mn or approximately 10 times the volumes for 3.5 times the profit - who is more profitable?

                      Uh.. Toyota, because 61 is bigger than 17.
                      what you are trying to say is tesla has a much higher margin
                      look at it this way, would you want to own 10% of Toyota as a business vs 10% of Tesla as a business, if one brought in 17b and one brought in 61b, assuming it's not a publically traded company?

                    • triple675 on 15/03/2024 - 09:30
                      -1

                      @dealsucker: Toyota is more profitable than Tesla on sales in a financial year, Ferrari is more profitable than Tesla on a per unit, so your assertion that Tesla is the most profitable car maker in the world is incorrect

                      Humans don't drive fine, they leave a lot of room for improvement

            • spaceflight on 13/03/2024 - 22:01

              @dealsucker:

              Do you have a lidar on your head to navigate the world? Lidar by itself is not enough, lidar will show you the edges of an object, the camera will still need to figure if it is a cotton candy or a rock that it needs to brake for or avoid.

              No but unlike the Tesla I have a brain and an understanding of the world I am in.
              I can tell the difference between the side of a white truck that has pulled in front of me and know that it isn't clouds in the distance.
              Camera based navigation can fail at that, having LIDAR likely would have prevented fatalities
              https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/01/tesla-dri…

              How do you suggest they test the software?

              With trained drivers who understand they are testing beta software, not allowing untrained members of the public to do so on public roads

              Where should Apple and Google test their beta software?

              Users need to enrol into beta testing so they are making a conscious effort to understand they are testing beta software.
              Your brand new iPhone doesn't come with iOS 17 Beta, it comes with a fully tested and functioning iOS

              Teslas come with software/hardware that is beta product that you can simply get in and drive, a regular person would expect it is not a beta product, just like other cars.

              Have you spoken to people who actually use the product about those so called omissions? Literally takes 5 mins of getting used to.

              I have actually, one of them i see every day. None of them prefer it over traditional controls after much more than 5 minutes of owning.

              The car shifts automatically when you get in it based on what the camera sees. If you dont agree with the choice the car has made, you can simply swipe on the screen. If the screen isnt working, you can use the redundant control.

              And we have already established the camera alone isn't the best at seeing and understanding things
              It also creates a bad habit of getting in and driving. Sure it might be correct most of the time, but the time it isn't is when you end up driving/reversing into a wall/person

              Have you used it when trying to do a 3 point turn?
              It is average/poor at picking where you want to go and creates more work as you need to take your eyes off the road to swipe the screen or make sure you are pressing the right button above your head.
              Such a problem doesn't exist when you are selecting a gear on a physical device that you don't need to look at to make sure you are swiping/pressing the right point

              No tools are needed to access the emergency release for either the front seats or the rear. The front emergency release is right there! The rear emergency door locks can be accessed via the door pad. Not an ideal location but you dont need tools

              Let's have a look at the Model Y

              Remove the mat from the bottom of the rear door pocket.
              Press the red tab to remove the access door.
              Pull the mechanical release cable forward.
              https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modely/en_eu/GUID-AAD769C…

              Imagine doing that in an emergency.
              Sure Tesla do not tell you to use a tool, but if you have seen the gap on the red tab it is not large.
              Having something pointy is also very useful to remove the mat

              Let's not ignore the note on that page which says

              Not all Model Y vehicles are equipped with a manual release for the rear doors.

              So you might not even have a way of manually opening the door in an emergency.

              We can also look at the Model S

              To open a rear door in the unlikely situation when Model S has no power, fold back the edge of the carpet below the rear seats to expose the mechanical release cable. Pull the mechanical release cable toward the center of the vehicle.
              https://www.tesla.cn/ownersmanual/models/en_us/GUID-AAD769C7…

              Sure that doesn't need tools, but can you imagine needing to remember to lift up the carpet and find a cable to pull after just being in an accident?

              Yes the Model 3 is accessible in a slightly more logical place, but it's still hidden, and depending on your dexterity you may need a tool to lift the cover
              https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-A7A60DC…

              That's if your Model 3 has an emergency latch
              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUp1IRtgkxs

              Tesla is the only profitable EV makers in the world,

              BYD might disagree with you https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/chinas…

              sells the most number of BEV's in the world, is the most profitable car maker on the planet, even more so than the so called german luxury brands, has the highest NPS scores in the industry and outside - an unseen 97%
              https://customergauge.com/benchmarks/blog/tesla-nps-score

              Even if all of that was true, which it isnt. So?
              That somehow makes their poor design, engineering and safety choices acceptable?

              Surely they must be doing something right if not everything. Now go back to "Elon Bad", "Tesla Bad" woke nonsense.

              Yes. they are doing everything right.
              Even things like
              Not using LIDAR when it's vastly better than
              Camara based navigation

              Using the public roads to beta test their software.

              Removing basic features like indicator stalks, windscreen wiper stalks and gear shifters

              Putting gear shifters on the roof and other safety related features behind a touchscreen that requires you to take your eyes off the road when driving

              Needing tools to access the emergency door release

              I also want my Cybertruck tent to look like I was promised
              https://electrek.co/2024/03/08/tesla-shipping-cybertruck-ten…

              But it probably doesn't matter as the truck will be rusted soon :(

        • dangerdanger on 09/03/2024 - 14:08
          +2

          But as I said, it must have right strategy

          You could say that about every single business out there

          • resisting the urge on 09/03/2024 - 15:50
            -5

            @dangerdanger: Short of having nefarious influence over regulators and/or significant others, that's about right.

            Making heavy, complex, internet connected vehicles, let alone EVs, is not a strategy. It's legacy behaviour.

            But making internet-connected, hackable EVs that masquerade as full ASD when the hardware and software do not support it, and training for the AI cannot be done without risk the community won't bear.

            Bone stoopid. Send em to the wall. I'll buy a 'dead' polestar/tesla a few years old and use what I need to make my own car electric without their vapourware and advanced BS.

      • WoodYouLikeSomeCash on 09/03/2024 - 23:33
        +1

        And now Tesla is falling apart as they’re losing market share to Chinese brands that are able to produce at a substantially lower cost like BYD.

        • dealsucker on 10/03/2024 - 10:28
          +4

          Falling apart? How is 50% yoy handsomely profitable growth, 1.8mn cars sold in a year falling apart? They are almost as big as Mercedes/BMW in volumes already.

          Even with BYD in the same market, buyers bought more Model 3’s than BYD in Australia. Surely there will be more than 1 EV brand in the world and BYD is great as well. All of it is coming at the expense of overpriced and unrelaible german crap and i am happy about that.

      • SpicyPeanut on 09/03/2024 - 11:58
        +10

        so many brand new Holdens on the road these days

      • krisspy on 09/03/2024 - 13:35
        +6

        Sure ain't better than my craptiva or disastra

        • FXx on 09/03/2024 - 15:43

          You got a Crude too?

    • BatmanAU on 09/03/2024 - 12:16
      +12

      I think the Government has to step up to help uptake. Stop throwing money at people to help buy and start throwing money at charging. After 12 months of owning an EV and not having access to charging at home due to being in an apartment, I won’t be buying one again.

      • hopper on 09/03/2024 - 13:02
        +3

        Agree, they need to pump up charging network and make a simple app to access all

      • kudoz on 09/03/2024 - 13:24

        Am curious as I’m in a small newish apartment block and been considering getting an electric. Was it the range anxiety? No chargers locally etc?

        • krisspy on 09/03/2024 - 13:39

          Depends on your suburb really, is there alot of ev uptake and not enough chargers? Best way to check is get the plugs are app and look for all the chargers near y, suss them out to see if they're super busy during times you'd charge.

          I'm fortunate enough to ha e solar and a garage, but without home charging I could still get by since I have access to chargers at the train station and a dc charger 2 mins away at a servo.

        • BatmanAU on 09/03/2024 - 14:04
          +6

          It’s a variety of things for me, but as follows;
          - no charging at home,
          - pain waiting for chargers to become free,
          - painful waiting time whilst it chargers can become frustrating,
          - costs are not massive savings on what Governments / dealers say, I did the calculations a while back and tbh was not much difference,
          - driving to a vacant charge point only to get there and someone is pulling up,
          - range anxiety, but only minor
          - did a 1200km trip and will never do it again, 12hr trip turned to around 15hrs and kids didn’t cope well,
          - probably more but can’t think at the moment.

          • reddot12 on 09/03/2024 - 14:50
            +1

            @BatmanAU: I don't have a charger installed for my rental but I have a mobile charger that I can use at home in my garage. Why can't you charge at home?

            • BatmanAU on 09/03/2024 - 15:01
              +1

              @reddot12: In an apartment

              • resisting the urge on 09/03/2024 - 15:52

                @BatmanAU: Swap your car with (a friend's?) ICE one until you move?

                You just need a $2500 solar array to charge for zip

                • BatmanAU on 10/03/2024 - 23:01

                  @resisting the urge: Solar array??

                  • resisting the urge on 11/03/2024 - 10:15

                    @BatmanAU: $2399 new installed was the last special I saw from SPN for installation in metro NSW, using the REC subsidy

                    Could buy an entire system second hand for under $2k though, but you'd need to install it.

                    A charger would cost extra >$700 of course.

                    • BatmanAU on 11/03/2024 - 12:36

                      @resisting the urge: And what, you connect these somewhere? Do you have any links to share, having said that I don't own my unit so not sure if this requires cabling or anything

                      • resisting the urge on 11/03/2024 - 15:52
                        -1

                        @BatmanAU: You need a roof to install an array on, and an account with an energy provider.

                        Array>Inverter>charger>EV

                        You may be able to configure it all in a paddock with an off-grid inverter, if you don't have a roof or a grid connection.

                        Lots of used solar panels around that would make it very cheap to do (eg ~$3k)

                        If renting, unlikely an option.

          • shegeloaf on 10/03/2024 - 21:39

            @BatmanAU: Infrastructure for ev is not there. Ev work for short distance travel and charging only at home or while you go shopping.

        • desync on 10/03/2024 - 09:41
          +2

          if you have an EV you should be charging at home - off peak, or even better for free via your solar array/battery setup

          in an apartment with no EV charging? just get a picanto and throw it around for a few years until you have your own house, EVs will be much cheaper by then

          IF you do go for an EV in an apartment then it MUST be a tesla because you'll need their charging network, it's fast and reliable - without it you'll be screwed

      • Look Up on 09/03/2024 - 13:53
        +1

        I think the Government has to step up to help uptake.

        They already are

        Indexed fuel excise that increases twice a year plus GST calculated on top of the excise

        "The market" will automatically move to EV's when petrol hits $3/L

        • OzViper on 09/03/2024 - 14:18
          +2

          And you don't think the Gov will want their cut from EVs to compensate loss of fuel excise…. hmmm

        • [Deactivated] on 09/03/2024 - 15:56
          +1

          Anything needing extended “stimulus” especially from gov likely isn’t a good investment.

          When petrol price reach $3/L, very likely the whole country going to be in trouble, with even fewer people able to afford EV…

          • BatmanAU on 09/03/2024 - 18:56

            @[Deactivated]: What, you dont think the country isnt in trouble now?

            I remember my father raving how good LPG was and that the Government subsidised conversions to cars (for memory it was about $0.11/L, i think its aroun $0.80/L now, yet we have an abundance of it in Australia and a lot friendly than Unleaded, go figure.

          • tunzafun001 on 09/03/2024 - 23:15

            @[Deactivated]: We export gas for a cheaper price (which includes transport) than you can buy it locally. I did 700 000km on lpg. Engine is still in perfect spec.. tech is there, the gas is there…we don't want it.
            Sadly gas is getting harder to find than a charger. I've moved on to electric. Need to sell the LPG commo…but who wants an LPG car now.

        • 1st-Amendment on 10/03/2024 - 12:57
          +1

          Indexed fuel excise that increases twice a year plus GST calculated on top of the excise

          Lol. So the government will step in to artificially inflate prices. Then of course they will introduce some form of road user charge for EV's. So the end result is that government interference in the market results in everything costing more, and you think this is a win for consumers?

          Here's a better idea. Why doesn't the government get out of the way of the free market? If EV's truly are a better solution then they will take market share without tax-payer assistance. And if they aren't they won't.
          Let consumers decide what's good for them and don't artificially increase prices. Doesn't that sound better?

        • shegeloaf on 10/03/2024 - 21:41

          Ig Gov actively forced people to ev its not a good thing for EV.
          Also once people move to EV the cost of electricity will jump through the roof. Have you thought of that?

      • FujinShu on 09/03/2024 - 16:02
        +2

        What they need now more than ever is a plan to nationalise electricity infrastructure and decentralise it at the same time to create an electricity market that is driven by the consumption and usage of electricity, and not by the oligarchisation of providers.

        • 1st-Amendment on 10/03/2024 - 12:57

          nationalise electricity infrastructure and decentralise it at the same time

          This makes absolutely no sense…

          • FujinShu on 13/03/2024 - 22:47

            @1st-Amendment: Basically, just take back all the infrastructure from the electricity providers and then invest in overhauling the electricity grid to then decentralise it and allow people to pump electricity back into the grid.
            This should create an electricity economy that is untainted by monopolistic and oligarchistic forces.

            • 1st-Amendment on 14/03/2024 - 10:11

              @FujinShu:

              just take back all the infrastructure from the electricity providers

              Right so let me see if I understand you. The great idea is to steal billions of dollars of assets from the public…

              then invest in overhauling the electricity grid

              Then steal more billions from the public…

              to then decentralise it and allow people to pump electricity back into the grid.

              So we end up with completely unreliable electricity supply and ongoing never-ending blackouts which pushes the country back to the dark ages.

              This is your plan? Tell me, do you vote Greens or Labor?

      • orangecarpet-22 on 09/03/2024 - 16:44
        +13

        If you don't have off street parking and a useable 10A powerpoint, you'd be mad to buy one. If you have charging at work, you might be OK however.

        Otherwise it's a shit experience. A petrol car can be refuelled in 2 minutes with 0 wait time almost guaranteed and in many places per suburb, 24/7. To go and buy something where you have to lose this and do some clown dance of finding a charger, hoping it's available and working, then hanging around and using it is colossal waste of time.

        Superchargers are OK but they are quite expensive per kW, and still take 30 minutes or so.

        I say this an EV owner. It would make no sense to lose the refuelling ability of an ICE car to have such an inconvenience. You need to have off street and at least 10A, or at the very least some arrangement with the workplace, otherwise it's a huge step backwards.

      • BlinkyBill on 09/03/2024 - 17:49
        +2

        I visited a resident in an Apartment in Rouse Hill (NW Sydney suburb) the strata allowed residents to add an EV charger next to their parking spot, power is provided by the strata and recouped based on usage. Pretty sensible system.

        • ruprectaus on 09/03/2024 - 20:33
          +2

          They need a 10/15A GPO in peoples car parks in apartments that ate meterd to the owner and a fast charger or two (depending on # apartments) that are owned by the BC and charged out located in dedicated spaces as thay example shows. Thats all it takes, alps allows people to charge their ebikes escooters (with lockable storage) so they don't need to take them to their apartments.

          Better cycling and PT would make more sense though in cities for governments to spend $ on. I went car free for 2 years until I moved to Tassie and just rented my car parks out, that more then covered body corp fees.

      • Kustard King on 09/03/2024 - 19:16

        That will happen when they are taxed. Don’t think for a minute the tax lost from fuel excise won’t be charged to EV owners long term.

        • BatmanAU on 09/03/2024 - 19:22

          Bit like when Victoria were going to introduce the home water tank excise

      • 1st-Amendment on 10/03/2024 - 12:50
        +1

        I think the Government has to step up to help uptake

        I would also like free stuff paid for by someone else. Where do I apply?

        After 12 months of owning an EV and not having access to charging at home due to being in an apartment, I won’t be buying one again.

        So you got conned and your solution is to this is to force other people help cover the cost of your bad decision?

        • BatmanAU on 10/03/2024 - 13:52
          +1

          I would also like free stuff paid for by someone else. Where do I apply?

          Centrelink, if your not already on it.

          I wouldn't say conned, but enticed. However yes, I do, especially when part of my taxes go into Government subsidised models ie: Snowy hydro, Solar grids etc. So yeah, wouldn't mind a bit back for the large amount of tax I pay.

          • 1st-Amendment on 10/03/2024 - 17:53
            -1

            @BatmanAU:

            wouldn't mind a bit back for the large amount of tax I pay.

            So you think you are better at deciding where your own money gets spent rather than some nameless faceless bureaucrat in Canberra?

            I think I just heard a penny drop…

    • Bill Burn on 09/03/2024 - 12:26

      MG doing well

    • guidedlight on 09/03/2024 - 15:07
      +4

      Polestar is backed by Geely, they will be fine.

    • desync on 10/03/2024 - 09:37
      +1

      EV startups?

      when was the last time you saw are car startup?

      they don't exist, why? because regulations make it impossible to start in the industry unless you have extremely deep pockets

    • Rally Dave on 11/03/2024 - 08:22

      Polestar is not an EV startup. They have been the performance side of Volvo for a long time. Just not very well known in Australia and to Australians that don't see outside of it.

    • WilliamDGH on 04/04/2024 - 10:23

      But Polestar is not a startup though. It's a joint venture between Volvo and Geely, and if Polestar doesn't sell well, they will just use the brand to sell their other cars.

  • Mentok on 09/03/2024 - 11:39
    +3

    Single motor standard range is shown as $68,404 drive away on the website. Does this discount knock the price down to $63,404?

    • ThisIsNotZeus on 09/03/2024 - 11:41
      +1

      The price displayed is after the discount. There’s the original price above it and the picture has limited offer in the right top corner.

    • MagnamoniousRex on 09/03/2024 - 16:46
      +2

      Somebody needs to tell the second hand dealers lol, they're trying to sell them for $69+ (not nice)

    • Melbfella06 on 09/03/2024 - 11:48
      +37

      You need to open up your mind a bit more. Chinese EVs are leading the way, suggesting you to do some more research and get out of that bubble. I’m not referring to the ordinary price comment, but the latter.

      • krisspy on 09/03/2024 - 13:41
        +6

        I think the allure in Chinese cars is that they can undercut others and still give you all the fruits with their vehicles. I don't see the value proposition on this vs say an M3 performance. Atleast with Tesla your getting a better charging infrastructure and software.

        • SummerZero on 09/03/2024 - 14:06
          +1

          M3 performance has some impressive numbers. Especially for the price

        • Jamesx on 09/03/2024 - 14:57
          +2

          Isn't it better for consumers when they offer you a better price with better addons for free?
          BMW wanted to you to pay for many standard features via subscription, do you prefer that?
          We have an Atto 3 & a Y, a better charging infrastructure and software cost 50% more. I can manage without a better charging infrastructure and software for $25k+ less.

        • Jackson on 09/03/2024 - 15:15

          Nothing stopping you with using Tesla chargers with any other car Tesla is opening everything up

          • krisspy on 09/03/2024 - 15:33
            +1

            @Jackson: Yeah nah doesn't work the way you think it does mate. 5 chargers available and I tried one, 40kw Max out of a possible 150kw.

            • Jackson on 09/03/2024 - 21:07

              @krisspy: That's not because of any lock on the charger theres just some issues with tolerances. I have a BYD and prior to a certain version they don't work, but afterwards they work fine and are more reliable than some other brands IME

        • Dsiee on 10/03/2024 - 14:23

          Have you driven both? Polestars are nice cars and make a M3 seem like a Camry (which it is becoming rather quickly).

      • michael128 on 09/03/2024 - 13:52
        +5

        Bogans don’t do research.

        • Jamesx on 09/03/2024 - 14:59
          +1

          Bogans don't need research because research is nonsense - because bogans are bogans for a reason. Most bogans' dad called Donald anyway.

    • effraye on 09/03/2024 - 11:49
      +9

      Where’s your car made?

      • ThisIsNotZeus on 09/03/2024 - 11:52
        +4

        Or 90% of the materials used for the manufacturing;)

        • effraye on 09/03/2024 - 12:29
          +1

          Isn’t polestar Volvo?

          • dealhunter52 on 09/03/2024 - 13:27
            +4

            @effraye: Volvo Car Group is owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding of China.

    • huey on 09/03/2024 - 11:50
      +10

      "Just over 86 per cent of Australia's BEVs are sourced from China, including all our Teslas and Polestars, all electric Volvos and some BMWs"

    • Creamsoda on 09/03/2024 - 11:57
      +6

      Only Japanese and Koreans make electric sh**boxes.
      1) LG chem battery major recall for thermal run away fires on battery storage and EV batteries.
      https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/proposed-compulsory-re…
      https://www.drive.com.au/news/the-1-13-billion-recall-hyunda…

      2) Toyota bZ3 bZ4 recalls
      https://thedriven.io/2023/07/25/toyota-recalls-12205-evs-as-…
      https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota…

      those reports hardly made headlines while Tesla OTA software recalls are spammed in all MSM.

      • Jamesx on 09/03/2024 - 15:00
        +5

        What you said is true, don't know why you're negged, not all bogans I hope.

        • Creamsoda on 09/03/2024 - 15:37
          +4

          i know right? goes to show what a popular establish brand can get away with. The main stream media hardly ever put those massive safety recalls of popular brands on the headline thus down playing the significance of their safety issues. They always tend to continually shit on Tesla and BYD with minor issues or straight up disinformation. I've done my research before purchasing an EV, i wouldn't take LG chem batteries even if it's given for free. The Chev Bolt model got destroyed because they used those badly designed batteries.

          https://www.ft.com/content/b18b3b8a-5876-44fd-a159-680f9a463…
          https://www.reuters.com/business/lg-units-say-results-accoun…

    • xrailgun on 09/03/2024 - 12:14
      +12

      Chinese made is not the problem.

      Other functionally equivalent EVs being ~$40-60k is the problem.

    • CheapBrah on 09/03/2024 - 12:18
      +2

      You will be downvoted into oblivion for mentioning anything that could be seen as negative toward China

    • Harshmellow on 09/03/2024 - 12:39
      +11

      Issue with "Chinese made"? Literally everything we use these days is made in China, from cars and iPhones to shoes and clothes and furniture.

      • aec on 09/03/2024 - 12:47
        +2

        not literally everything. Chinese companies have been gradually shifting some low tech manufacturing plants to places like Vietnam (they are doing fine), Thailand, etc. Genreally speaking, these Asian conties are doing OK, but not some other contries. My kid's school uniform is made in Fiji (no offence to fijian). The quality is …… and the price is…..

      • derekek on 09/03/2024 - 13:01
        +2

        That’s why there’s no issues with anything made elsewhere :)

      • Annaise on 10/03/2024 - 16:08

        Not really. The Chinese have lost many companies to Vietnam, India and Thailand post Covid.
        Every western company in China is shifting their production to these countries in what is called 'China+' model. For Ex: 25 % of Apple Iphones are now made in India. Adidas, for instance, reduced its Chinese footwear production by 50% and relocated it to Vietnam.

        • May4th on 13/03/2024 - 22:30
          +1

          low-tech manufacturing will always gravitate towards countries with the cheapest labour and lowest per capita income. as chinese economy matures and grows this is only natural

  • payless69 on 09/03/2024 - 11:53
    +5

    Give us an actual drivaway price!

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